In a Nov. 10, 2015 photo, helicopter pilot Lt. Col. Charles Kettles, (Ret) 85, shows a photograph taken of him and his helicopter on May 15, 1967, the day he rescued his crew of three plus nine ground troops in Vietnam. The White House announced Tuesday, June 21, 2016, some five decades after he led a platoon credited with rescuing dozens of soldiers pinned down by enemy fire, Kettles will be awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor for valor. (Brandy Baker/The Detroit News via AP)U.S Soldiers assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division fire a M777 A2 Howitzer in support of Iraqi security forces during the Mosul offensive at Platoon Assembly Area 14, Iraq, Dec. 6, 2016. Charlie Battery conducted the fire mission in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Brecht)A Marine with Task Force Southwest fires an M240L machine gun during a sustainment range at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, June 25, 2017. A platoon from the Task Force’s security force executed the live-fire training in order to refresh their crew-served weapons capabilities and improve defensive posture. Marines with Charlie Co., 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment make up the security force, whose guardian angel and security missions allow the Task Force to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Army 215th Corps and 505th Zone National Police. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lucas Hopkins)I'm a photo caption!I'm a caption from a gallery!!